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The article offers information related to the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) board meeting held in Utah in December 2022. It informs that Daniel Royal, director of business incentives at Go Utah, presented his views on slowdown to corporate recruitment due to economic uncertainty in the U.S.

The article informs on the "Better Your Business" Employer Seminar presented by the Utah Department of Workforce Services' Workforce Development Division and the Wasatch Front South Employer Connection Advisory Board. It mentions untapped labor pool where Utah businesses can find the workers they need, and bonding programs and tax credits offered by the government to employers who hire the formerly incarcerated.

The article offers information on Outdoor Adventure X, a three-day festival to be held in Huntsville, Alabama, from June 16-18, 2023.

The article informs that One Utah Summit, organized by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, is scheduled to take place on May 1-2, 2023 in Layton, Utah, featuring activities, events and presentations on various topics including entrepreneurship, economic insights, workforce strategies,.

The article discusses the highlights of a panel discussion during the 2022 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit, held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Topics include pool of talent in Utah and their potential to contribute to the medical device and biotherapeutics manufacturing industries, suitability of Utah for entrepreneurship and investments, and the quality of work produced in the state.

The article highlights the Silicon Slopes Summit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was attended by Apple Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

The article focuses on an online symposium related to occupational licensing in Utah, which was co-hosted by the Center for Growth and Opportunity (CGO) at Utah State University. Many experts at the event supported Governor Spencer Cox's views of the need to review occupational licensing in the state. It is noted that several speakers informed that the costs of obtaining an occupational license simply was out of each for many poor people.

The article discusses National Venture Capital Association webinar on deal and investment in venture capital in Utah, U.S. including views of Michael Chow, the association's research director on growth in venture capital in recent year.

Information about several topics discussed at the 2008 Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) and the Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI) joint conference is presented. Topics include potential MI applications for pneumonia, arthritis, and parasitic disease or malaria and using clinical fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for early diagnosis and treatment of dementia, cancer and cardiovascular disease. The conference featured several biomedical engineers including Christopher Long.

The article focuses on the conference WeROC (Women Entrepreneurs Realizing Opportunities For Capital), organized by VentureCapital.Org, which discussed challenges for women entrepreneurs. Panelist Ksenia Yudin stated that the major challenge was gender bias. Other panelists who participated included Linda Klug, Jeramy Lund and was moderated by Kimmy Paluch.

The article informs on Silicon Slopes webinar on the management of mental health of business owners and their employees in the situation of COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include the views of Mark Jaggi, partner at Advanced CFO on the amount of vulnerability and uncertainty; the views of psychologist Dr. Megan Call on the impact of virus in strengthening relationships; and teh comments of Johnny Hanna, chief executive officer of Homie on shame and fear caused by virus.

The article informs on ACG Utah "Leading Through Crisis" webinar series on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on business leadership style. Topics include the views of Shauna Smith, president Four Foods Group on concerns and fears of virus for the business; the views of Eddie Christensen, general counsel at CHG Healthcare on being more honest and more transparent; and their of how to safely accommodate customers.

The article presents the highlights of the "Creating a Safe and Healthy Work Environment" webinar. Topics include safe business reopening strategies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, small-business strategies in Utah, and the components of reopening like social distancing, wearing masks, and employee training on virus symptoms and hygiene. Speakers included occupational epidemiologist Matthew Thiese, Doctor Kurt Hegmann, and Linda Wardell of City Creek Center.

The article offers information on a webinar focused on the covid-19's impact on the real estate industry Utah in which Ric Thorn, president of Associated General Contractors of Utah, praised contractors for their hard work.

The article presents the highlights of the videoconference hosted by Kiln as of May 2020, including topics like the use of videoconferencing in business, interviewing on video, and how to be creative amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

The article focuses on the biennial Research Expo hosted by the University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago on September 22-25, 2015, which featured research activities and exhibitions done by both staff and students.

The article discusses the highlights of the "Future, Impact, Trends, 2015" Conference presented by the Urban Lands Institute (ULI) in Utah. Among the speakers were Whitney Ward of VCBO Architecture, Steve Brozo of DiNapoli Capital Partners and Dejan Eskic of the Metropolitan Research Center. Topics covered include the impact of millennial group on the design and construction of office and retail spaces and the preference of millennials for flexible work schedules.

The article discusses the highlights of the "Summit Utah Outdoor Recreation Conference" held in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 2015, wherein efforts to get young people outdoors were discussed.

The article offers information on the NAIOP Utah Commercial Real Estate Symposium that was held in Utah in January 2015. Topics discussed include the status of real estate in the country, the implication of Great Recession for local real estate business, and the impact of real for economic development.

The article discusses the success of Comic Con and Fan Xperience (FanX) shows in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is attributed to their use of social media to create and build momentum that resulted in huge crowds, rather than sell things, leading to another Salt Lake Comic Con event to be held in January 2015.

The article reports on the Salt Lake Chamber's fourth annual Clean Air Summit where speakers highlighted the costs to meet U.S. government rules and standards for air quality as of December 2014. Lawyer Stephen Smithson warned of the economic effect of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to reduce ground-level ozone levels on Utah. Blaine Rawson, another lawyer, cited the bearing of inability of companies to meet federal emission standards on where companies place facilities.

The article highlights the presentation by columnist, author and Fox News Channel contributor George Will about the negative impact of societal dependence on the private business sector, during the Zions Bank Premier Wealth Management speaker series held in September 2014. Among the issues addressed by Will are Social Security and healthcare costs, demographics, income inequality and government dependency. He also discussed the current state of the U.S. economy.

The article discusses the highlights of the Utah Global Forum held at Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah in September 2014. Topics discussed during sessions include the opportunities to conduct international trade, the challenges of entering the global marketplace, and the competitive advantages of Utah as a business destination. Other issued tackled are the business model for exporting, the demographic changes in China, and branding.

The article offers information on the 2014 national convention of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) to be held at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 21 to 23, 2014.

The article offers information on the panel discussion of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration in Salkt Lake City, Utah in 2014, which discussed community engagement and partnerships for mining operations.

The article presents the highlights of the SHRM Employment Law Seminar of the Salt Lake City Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) in Utah. Lawyers David Dibble and Liesel Brand Stevens of the law firm Ray Quinney & Nebeker reviewed the claims of company retaliation against whistleblowers. Dibble stated that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) saw a 42 percent increase in retaliation case filing in 2012. Stevens explained the legal protection for whistleblowers.

The article discusses the highlights of the Utah Board of Tourism Development meeting in April 2013 which outlined the plan of its Welcome Center Action Team to develop a long-term strategy to make the state's visitor centers more beneficial and impressive to out-of-state visitors.

The article discusses the highlights of a presentation by Larry Andreini, Ridemakerz cofounder and chief innovation officer at the Governor's Economic Development Summit in Utah. Andreini claims that being dumb has helped him through his career and suggests that others could benefit from the strategy. With the ideas of knowing and discovering as the overarching themes in his presentation, he explains that a proactively dumb mentality leads to a life full of invention and discovery.

The article highlights presentations on the sustainability effort of Utah's business community discussed at the 2012 Utah Business Sustainability Conference.

The article discusses the highlights of the August 2012 meeting of the Economic Development Task Force held in Utah. Salt Lake Chamber's executive vice president Natalie Gochnour urged businesses to provide input on possible education system reforms. Representative Bradley G. Last talked about how Utah's youth could have great educational achievement that ultimately leads to good jobs.

The article reports on May 2012's Business and Labor Interim Committee event where speakers discussed about the availability of liquor licenses and whether bumping up the number would cause more driving under influence cases or other safety woes.

The article focuses on a symposium on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) organized by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine & Biology. Facts about NSF, its prevalence among patients who underwent gadolinium-based MRI, and ways for radiologists to minimize its risks were discussed during the event. Doctor Harm Peters of Charité School of Medicine recommended indications for gadolinium contrast.

The article discusses the highlights of the Utah Purpose Economy Conference in conjunction with the fourth annual Business Sustainability Conference of the business for people, planet and profit (P3 Utah) held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference stresses the need to accelerate the trend of blending business and ecology. It cites Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox's belief that businesses should show extreme corporate social responsibility in order to increase corporate profits.

The article offers information on the Utah Women in Global and Trade Conference hosted by the Organization of Women in International Trade and the Salt Lake Chamber Women's Business Center in Utah in 2014, which urged women involvement in international trade.

The article offers information on the Big Business and Technology Expo titled "Titans of Business CEOs" that was held at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah in February 2014.

The article offers information on the RootsTech Conference held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2014, which discussed topics on technology advancement and its role in family history development.

The article discusses the 2013 Utah Life Science Summit sponsored by the life science association BioUtah. Topics include national and international issues related to Utah's medical devices industry, methods for growing medical device industry in the state, and Utah medical device companies need to concentrate on healthcare costs, patient activity in a medical procedure. The summit featured several medical professionals including Kelvyn Cullimore, Jared Bauer and Shawn Fojtik.